Clegg Name Meaning: Originates from the Old Norse word 'kleggi' meaning 'haystack'.
The name of a hill in Lancashire which was probably given to someone who lived near it.
Discover how your Clegg ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 188 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 37 |
| Devon | 23 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 56 |
| Essex | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 55 |
| Lancashire | 5,310 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 240 |
| Middlesex | 11 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 7 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 2,410 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,328 |
| Cotton Weaver | 404 |
| Woollen Weaver | 137 |
| House Keeper | 111 |
| Coal Miner | 103 |
| Labourer | 83 |
| Cotton Operative | 67 |
| Dress Maker | 65 |
| Weaver | 65 |
| Cotton Spinner | 52 |
| Cotton Winder | 46 |
| Joiner | 42 |
| Cotton Piecer | 41 |
| Worsted Weaver | 39 |
| Domestic Servant | 38 |
| Grocer | 38 |
| Stone Mason | 34 |
| Factory Operative | 31 |
| General Servant | 27 |
| Annuitant | 24 |
| Woollen Spinner | 23 |
| Milliner | 22 |
| Woolen Weaver | 22 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Cotton Rover | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Clegg | 5,338 |
| John Clegg | 4,754 |
| William Clegg | 3,533 |
| James Clegg | 3,466 |
| Sarah Clegg | 3,372 |
| Elizabeth Clegg | 2,672 |
| Thomas Clegg | 2,247 |
| Joseph Clegg | 1,761 |
| Ann Clegg | 1,676 |
| Alice Clegg | 1,592 |
| Jane Clegg | 1,428 |
| George Clegg | 1,371 |
| Hannah Clegg | 1,305 |
| Robert Clegg | 1,192 |
| Martha Clegg | 1,019 |
| Margaret Clegg | 918 |
| Ellen Clegg | 903 |
| Annie Clegg | 897 |
| Charles Clegg | 856 |
| Samuel Clegg | 846 |
| Emma Clegg | 795 |
| Betty Clegg | 763 |
| Henry Clegg | 739 |
| Edward Clegg | 685 |
| Eliza Clegg | 635 |